The 2018 SAFF Championship Final was a football match that took place on 15 September 2018 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. It was announced that the matches during the tournament, including the final, would take place at the Bangabandhu nation stadium, Dhaka.[1] The Maldives came out 2–1 winners against India to secure their second SAFF Championship. [2][3]

Route to the final

Maldives Round India
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Sri Lanka 0–0 Match 1  Sri Lanka 2–0
 India 0–2 Match 2  Maldives 2–0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 2 2 0 0 4 0 +2 6
 Maldives 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
 Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 2 2 0 0 4 0 +2 6
 Maldives 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
 Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
   Nepal 3–0 Semi-finals  Pakistan 3–1

Match details

Maldives 2–1 India
 Report
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)[4]


Maldives
India
GK 22 Mohamed Faisal
RB 4 Hussain Sifaau
CB 2 Ali Samooh
CB 13 Akram Abdul Ghanee (c) downward-facing red arrow 39'
LB 25 Samdhooh Mohamed
DM 20 Ibrahim Waheed Hassan
DM 10 Hamza Mohamed downward-facing red arrow 88'
AM 17 Ibrahim Mahudhee
AM 23 Hussain Nihan
SS 7 Ali Fasir Yellow card 67'
CF 11 Naiz Hassan downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
DF 3 Ahmed Numaan upward-facing green arrow 39'
MF 6 Mohamed Arif upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 9 Asadhulla Abdulla upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Croatia Petar Šegrt
GK 1 Vishal Kaith
CB 12 Sarthak Golui
CB 2 Salam Ranjan Singh
CB 14 Vinit Rai
RWB 5 Davinder Singh downward-facing red arrow 46'
LWB 3 Subhasish Bose (c) Yellow card 45+1'
CM 22 Nikhil Poojari
CM 7 Anirudh Thapa downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 19 Ashique Kuruniyan
CF 9 Manvir Singh
CF 15 Farukh Choudhary downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Germanpreet Singh upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 11 Hitesh Sharma upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 10 Sumeet Passi upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
England Stephen Constantine

Assistant referees:[4]
Hossein Ziari (Iran)
Apichit Nophuan (Thailand)
Fourth official:[4]
Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)


Match rules:

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if scores level
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • 12 substitutes named, of which three may be used

See also

References

  1. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2 July 2015). "Trivandrum will host upcoming SAFF Cup in December 2015/January 2016". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ "SAFF Cup final, Maldives vs India: Key highlights".
  3. ^ "Maldives win 2018 SAFF Championship final". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "FINAL: MALDIVES vs INDIA". saffsuzukiucp.org. South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_SAFF_Championship_final
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